NIGERIA

Nigeria

Nigeria

Introduction

The Nigerian-Biafran War (6 July 1967 - 15 January 1970) was a political conflict attributable to the attempted secession of the southeastern provinces of Nigeria as the self-proclaimed “Republic of Biafra”. The Biafrans were initially a part of Nigeria until, May 30 19671 when the leader of the eastern part of Nigeria, citing the northern massacres and fearing genocide proclaimed a seccession of the south-eastern region from Nigeria as a Republic of Biafra. The head of the Federal Military Government in Nigeria then attacked the southern and eastern region therefore the Biafran war. (Koehn 2001)

Location of Nigeria

Niger in the north of the West Africa.Nigeria is Africa's most populous state inhabiting some of the most famous soccer players from Africa. Nigeria is composed of about 250 ethnic groups, with diverse languages and religious faiths. The largest ethnic groups are the Hausa-Fulani in the North, the Igbo in the Southeast, and the Yoruba in the Southwest.

Marriage System in Nigeria

Inu nwunye (marriage) states Dr. Basden, "has a foremost place in Igbo social economy. It looms upon the horizon of every maid and youth as an indispensable function to be fulfilled with as little delay as possible after reaching the age of puberty". Since the Igbo are a patriarchal people, marriage is deemed an indispensable factor for the continuation of the family line of descent Children occupy the central point in Igbo marriage. The first and foremost consideration is the fertility of the couple. Parents long for this and the father of the family requests this every morning in his kolanut prayer. The mother begs for it while giving cult to her chi during annual festival. British introduced statutory monogamous marriage regime with 1914 Marriage Act.

Monogamy

Monogamy is the form of marriage prevalent among a civilised nations whose social structures are based on the Greco-Roman tradition and Christian religion. Primitive food collectors, for economic reasons were usually limited to one wife. Advanced nations of Europe and America, and the places influenced by European civilisation are for social and economic reasons also monogamous.

Woman - to - Woman Marriage

This may be described as the devise whereby a sterile woman tries to render her supreme service to society, thereby strengthening her position as a useful and responsible member of her husband's family. She pays for a new life on behalf of her husband,. or she provides him with the necessary funds for a new marriage, with a view to raising children for her husband by proxy as we may put it

Nwunye Nhachi: ldegbe, Arewah

When a man dies without a male issue, one of his daughters stays back, selects lovers with whom she cohabits to beget children on behalf of her dead father This institution also existed among the Western Igbo where it was called Idegbe, and among the Edo-Speaking people who called it Arewa or Arhewa. The children, thus raised, would succeed to her father's property. Among the Lele of the Kasai, such a woman is said to be called "wife of the ...